痴心
chī xīn · HSK 7
infatuation
💘 痴 foolish + 心 heart — a heart gone foolish
When your heart (心) acts foolish (痴), reason exits. Chī even echoes English cheat — infatuation cheats you out of clear thinking.
心 — pictograph of a heart with chambers and aorta
心 is a pictograph showing a stylized heart, with strokes representing the organ's chambers and the aorta at the top. Originally meaning the physical heart, it broadened to cover mind, feelings, and intentions, since ancient Chinese thought located thinking and emotion in the heart.